Luciana and Fabian Perez, parents of Cathedral Chapel School students Camila Perez and Tiago Perez, visited Rome this summer with their family and met Pope Francis. Fabian Perez is a renowned artist, originally from Argentina, who painted a portrait of Pope Francis that he personally presented to the pontiff. The Perez family trip included Camila, who is the 4th grader at Cathedral Chapel, and Tiago, who is a 1st grader, as well as their 4-year-old child, Santino.

(photo courtesy of Cathedral Chapel School)

According to Perez, the pope said of the portrait, “Looking at this is like looking in the mirror.” Perez also presented a copy of the portrait of Pope Francis to Cathedral Chapel School, which is located at 755 S. Cochran Ave.

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